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July 15, 2016Comments Off on Judge orders prosecutor removed for new trial

A Lynchburg federal judge has ordered a new trial for a drug defendant based on misconduct by prosecutors who whitewashed their required disclosures about a discredited cop. U.S. District Judge Norman K. Moon took the unusual added step of ordering ...

An over-the-road truck driver who al­leges he was injured when he slipped on the wet floor outside a private bathroom shower stall he rented from defendant truck stop loses his premises liability action against the truck stop; the Lynch­burg U.S. ...

An over-the-road truck driver who al­leges he was injured when he slipped on the wet floor outside a private bathroom shower stall he rented from defendant truck stop loses his premises liability action against the truck stop; the Lynch­burg U.S. ...

Charlottesville U.S. District Court grants plaintiff employer’s motion for en­try of default judgment in its suit alleg­ing defendant breached an employment agreement by failing to repay advances and share post-termination commis­sions; even though defendant has no his­tory of dilatory action, ...

A 53-year-old black male plaintiff who alleges he was terminated for participa­tion in a workplace altercation in which he was defending himself, but his assail­ant was not fired, can sue for Title VII race and age bias; the Lynchburg U.S. ...

A plaintiff who alleges she paid ap­proximately $500 for a $300 loan, at an interest rate of 273 percent, cannot try her claims for damages, costs and attor­ney’s fees for alleged violations of the Truth in Lending Act, Virginia Consum­er ...

Police officers did not prove they were immune from a suit filed by a woman who said she was threatened with jail for ob­jecting to the repossession of her vehicle, a Lynchburg federal court has ruled. After Jacquelin Goard fell ...

When an ice storm knocked trees onto the porch of her barn in March of 2013, ClaraBelle Wheeler thought she could handle the matter herself. After inspecting the damage, she paid cash to a couple of “day laborers” to make ...

In this suit filed by a former assistant special agent in charge (ASAC) for law en­forcement services at the Lynchburg office of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehi­cles, a Lynchburg U.S. District Court says plaintiff has stated claims for violation ...